The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-03-31
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Onloel Nos. 20 aud 81 Fourteenth Street.
Ills FIRST VISIT TO GOTHAM,


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Tic Impressions Made on IL Wheeling Man
Duringa Sojourn There.
The IsrrLLIGENCER Is in receipt Of a
letter from a Wheeling man who recently
visited New York City for the frat time.
He Is quito an observing person and some
Of his observations as set forth 10 his com.
munication arc really worth printing.
Wrltingunder the nom de plume oil "Ruddy.
gore" he has the following to Say Of
Gotham:
"Ihe question has been asked me,
What do you think Of New York; and
replied, Il don't think-I WONDER We
have been doing the city In good style
on the 60 all the time. Our friends here
have been exceedingly kind to US, chow.
Ing US nearly all the points OF interest,
| We have visited Bartholdi's statue, Castle
Garden, Exchange Place, tho Produce
Exchange, the Custom Houge the Post
Office, &c, &c. The excitement regarding
the Baltimore d Ohio deal In Stock Ex.
chapgo was to n man OF quiet nerves, aim
ply Intense. To one in the gallery il
looked like q 'howling mob's' abode.
1--WE visited O number Of the churches,
including Ill the famous ones, and found
much pleasure in looking at the superb
architecture, fittings and painting to be
found In and about them. We did not
forget the great Catholic Cathedral that
has been building for years. In the
theatrical line we had a rich treat; we
eaw Bernhard in "Camille;" tho latest
Madison Square success, Jim, tho Pen.
man." pretty Helen Dauvrny funny Nat
Goodwin the superb revival Of flaming
Of the shrew" at Days; "E,mino" at tho
Cssino and perhaps tho moat enjoyable OF
all, the National Opera Company at the
metropolitan; we took this in several
times. On one occasion We witnessed
and listened to Nero" R~ubunstein's
great opera. 1t WAS Its second p1egents.
ton in this country. In all artistic,
spectacular and musical way it was a
grand performance and that expreesps
1t mildly. The music is brim
full Of bright gems. There we're some $50
on the stage led by Theo. Thomas's OF.
chestra Of IS pieces conducted by the only
Thomas himself. The audience was i'm.
mense, and, as Clara Belle puts it, We saw
hundreds OF the swell society girls peep.
Ing out in great shape" from their "pri.
yate bath tubs" or more properly speak.
ing, their boxes. l wondered how they
could sit there under the stare OF power
lul field" glasses and stand it without be.
coming the lesst bit nervous. For three
nights we directed our glasses to tho same
box, which was each time occupied by a
sweet, pretty girl Of about seventeen
springs, dressed in blue. She was smart;
besides her Escort sho had al elderly
chaperone, who carefully, ct times, would
hide her shoulders with u delicate pink
tinted opera cloak, that greatly heightened
the general effect.
"Wo visited Stewards art gallery and
looked with great interest on several eel
brated paintings, among them Christ
before Pilate,' After the Hunt and THE
Russian Wedding Fesst.' One OF our
great regrets was, that We did not have
time to spend five or six daya in the
Metropolitan Art Gallery in Central Park.
| would advise all Wheelinyites who visit
the metropolis TO be cure and take that
lin.
VI droVet Though Cea:Ia! Park Sunday
atd nLsi y Sight it vas. We wero riding
slow, and l took out my watch and
the first five minutes showed that We
passed l02 carrisgcs-an average OF over
twenty per minute. 1t aeemed 10 me ~ il
all the ca,riases in the United States had
been brought hers and put to use on Filth
Avenue and in Central Park.
81 waa impressed with the famed hand
some men Of New York. They all dress
so nice; every one carries a cane and sll
seem to dress alike in one thing-that 10,
they all wear gloves OF the ssme color
dark-tslred brown. The plug hats arc
not universally worn, for We noticed
oceans Of s,iff hats. TIE women all dreea
to suit themselves. The floating popuie-
ton must be enormous. AS al ~illussra-
lion, we eIquired Of ten different men
about pisces OF interest, and seven out Of
the ten said, II am q stranger here my.
self" II is astonishing 10 SEQ how all tic
theatres ere crowded; in fac. everything
is a jam all the time, morning, noon and
night.
IAN amusing little incident occurred in
a crowded Filth Avenue 'bus-we noticed
that Hll the gentlemen retained their seata
when ladie8 entered. SO we followed tho
example. Several young ladies' who had
been standing left the bus near Wander.
bilt's house, and as one descended the step
she looked a: my travelling companion
and auij, We'll, l guess I'll sit down to.
morrow"
1--WE visited the cremation OF the much
abuaed trade dollar at the eub.trcasury
building. There VIC saw them melting
them by the wheel-borrow load. We have
met several Wheeling merchants buying
their spring goods. Through the kindness
Of q well known Main street dry goods
merchant We were kept from going to the
HaymaYket snd other little amusement
p!aces-he having informed 10 that they
we're c!osed. We met several old Wheel
ing boys among them Messrs. Glen and
James r. Scott and James Watson"
Waterbury.
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